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Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 7:47pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2205 I'm needing to charge my house batteries with the generator after motoring all day. I thought the dr
Survey day (4) Flying Jay at 7:00pm 05.05.21 Catalina 310 14/1887 We took the next step in the process today and it all went well. Had a great surveyor and the broker
Hot water plumbing davelinc at 5:51pm 05.05.21 S2 6/1132 Retrofitting our 1982 S2 9.2A with a Kuuma 6 gal water heater that fits on the platform provided und
New upholstery and cushions FBD at 4:50pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/722 My 2005 Hunter 456 has good bones but is long in the tooth. It was cruised extensively for many year
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q SV_IdleHour at 3:43pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 20/4571 On my westerbeke 10-2, the raw water impeller housing has a thin paper gasket from the factory. Anyo
Bent Starboard Stern Rail (1) Necessity at 3:01pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1281 Would love to erase this memory of the angry pylon that took a swing at our railing. Does anyone ha
Dynemma Chafe Guards BigEasy at 11:15am 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/754 Have any of you tried NE Ropes, Dynemma Chafe Sleeves for chafe guards on dock lines, etc. Didn't kn
B & G Auto Pilot Pshad at 9:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/484 Have a 1992 Legend 43. Wondering where access is to the auto pilot ram? I have yet to lay eyes on i
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 7:09am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/907 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
STANDING RIGGING TUNING Archangel36cc at 6:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2135 I have a Beneteau 36CC (year 2000) and have no info on the rig tension/tuning specs. Does anyone kno
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 6:50am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/15 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
hunter 22 swing keel jeffjk at 5:48am 05.05.21 Trailer Sailors 11/2642 lost the keel in the pamlico on sunday, heard a bang and it was gone. the keel which is available on
In-mast fuller foil Anemone at 5:28am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/927 Hi all, appears i have a small crack behind the sleeve in my foil just above the spreaders (about 6
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point skunther at 9:42pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1844 The title sums it up. I tried some dent puller suction cups as attachment points, but they don't sta
Wanted Catalina 320 Bash at 9:03pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2180 Any year. Good condition. Ideally in Washington State. 604-809-5244 Thanks.
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question duck21 at 4:53pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1353 Hi all, I'm reading and enjoying the various threads about anchoring. I was pondering anchoring sy
Hunter 34 jk kudera at 4:48pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 4/1033 Has anyone replaced the starboard cockpit drain hose? How big a job?
outboard motor mohi700 at 2:38pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 20/6583 Hi, I have a Hunter 25, currently having a 9.8 Tohatshu, 20ft shaft. Want to get a new Mercury
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? (2) sailistices at 1:45pm 05.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/943 Hi there, been lurking here for years, finally have a question no one's asked before I want to get
Check your Standing Rigging Folks (2) CrispyCringle at 1:34pm 05.04.21 Smaller Boats 7/1212 My 1995 H 23.5 is holding up well. And these little boats are simple and forgiving. However, parts d

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Loos gage for multiple wire sizes Dalliance at 9:15pm 11.21.24 The gauges are sized such that every boat requires at least two models to tension the rig.:mad: I
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW Hello Below at 9:12pm 11.21.24
Replacement sink Dalliance at 8:46pm 11.21.24
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 higgs at 7:46pm 11.21.24 The Aussie boat sunk because a winch malfunctioned so they used a different winch was not at a posit
Replacement sink higgs at 7:36pm 11.21.24 Unless your the type of racer who looks at every ounce of weight - what difference does 25 lbs make?
Loos gauges accuracy at low end shemandr at 7:24pm 11.21.24 I have only used the first model - I think because there wasn't a choice. I Agree with the above po
Loos gauges accuracy at low end (1) dLj at 7:09pm 11.21.24 I've been using Loos gauges for decades including a "professional model." The Pro model is a little
Replacement sink jssailem at 6:40pm 11.21.24 It looks great. Only consideration is that a single sink will hold more water to slosh about than t
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger Davidasailor26 at 6:04pm 11.21.24
Loos gauges accuracy at low end dlochner at 5:55pm 11.21.24 I've been using Loos gauges for decades including a "professional model." The Pro model is a little
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 5:26pm 11.21.24 The one alternative is to install a diesel fired hydronic heater which can heat the boat and/or heat
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW jssailem at 5:25pm 11.21.24 It does not look like the weather conditions are over for the PacificNW. The low that swept ashore
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger HoosierSailor at 5:23pm 11.21.24 Just wanted to provide an update. The last few days the battery light has not been blinking. I haven
Loos gauges accuracy at low end dLj at 5:14pm 11.21.24 I don't know the answer to your question. But typically gauges of this nature have a % of inaccuracy
Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging Ksks at 4:39pm 11.21.24 I have Owner's Manual only.
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:21pm 11.21.24 . While this was a decent enough idea in 1993, between camping and boating, there are way better op
Why is there silicone in my furler? jssailem at 4:19pm 11.21.24 I'm adamant about making things serviceable in the future Perhaps that is why one of the previous
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? JoeWhite at 4:17pm 11.21.24 Antifreeze is circulated through the engine and water heater coils to heat the water. This is a stan
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? jaysweet at 4:16pm 11.21.24 Almost all "modern" larger boats have hot water heaters that allow heating with either engine coolan
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW MFD at 3:07pm 11.21.24 Everybody make it through the head, and ready for the tail, of our much-in-the-news offshore cyclone

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